A standard bearing often appears to be cheaper than a custom bearing. But that cheaper, standard alternative is actually costing you, especially when you consider:

Standard bearings:

Are often larger than required

Make your design more complex

Force your design to accommodate the bearing

Require your design to protect the bearing from corrosion/deterioration

As a result of over-specification, you can miss the opportunity to:

Create a product that is optimized for purpose and life cycle

Capture savings by reducing the overall number of components in your design

Reduce the size and cost of more expensive components that are made to accommodate a standard bearing

Use non-standard materials that provide corrosion and abrasion protection

Over-specification can amount to thousands and thousands of dollars in avoidable costs. If cost containment, productivity and quality are among the metrics by which you are measured, don’t proceed with your standard bearing just yet.